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Pollutants, Volume 3, Issue 2

2023 June - 8 articles

Cover Story: Brazil is a mega-biodiverse country with the following six terrestrial biomes: Amazonia, Atlantic Forest, Caatina, Cerrado, Pantanal, and Pampa. Although the problems faced by the Amazon Forest are well known across the globe, Brazilian non-forest biomes also face important environmental challenges, but they receive little attention compared to Brazil’s forest biomes. This is the case for the Pampa region, a biome covered by grasslands and mosaics of grassland-forest vegetation and located in the extreme south of Brazil. Due to the multiple and extensive agricultural activities observed in Pampa, pesticide pollution is currently a major (but neglected) problem faced by this biome. This article draws attention to the deleterious impacts of pesticides on the Brazilian Pampa focusing on human, animal, and environmental health. Finally, solutions to deal with this problem are suggested. View this paper
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Articles (8)

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
19,982 Views
27 Pages
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Impact of Indoor Air Pollution in Pakistan—Causes and Management

  • Ayesha Kausar,
  • Ishaq Ahmad,
  • Tianle Zhu and
  • Hassan Shahzad
Pollutants2023, 3(2), 293-319;https://doi.org/10.3390/pollutants3020021

6 June 2023

This state-of-the-art review is designed to provide a factual analysis of indoor air pollution in Pakistan. Primarily, the main sources of indoor air pollution and related air pollutants were analyzed. Key sources of indoor air pollution include hous...

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  • Opinion
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,960 Views
13 Pages
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Pesticide Pollution in the Brazilian Pampa: Detrimental Impacts on Ecosystems and Human Health in a Neglected Biome

  • Marina Ziliotto,
  • Bruna Kulmann-Leal,
  • Alice Roitman,
  • José Artur Bogo Chies and
  • Joel Henrique Ellwanger
Pollutants2023, 3(2), 280-292;https://doi.org/10.3390/pollutants3020020

1 June 2023

The Brazilian Pampa biome covers half of Rio Grande do Sul state, in the extreme south of Brazil, creating an ecotone zone with the Atlantic Forest and bordering Pampa’s territory belonging to Uruguay and Argentina. Pampa is a non-forest biome...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
11,467 Views
25 Pages
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Monitoring Trends of CO, NO2, SO2, and O3 Pollutants Using Time-Series Sentinel-5 Images Based on Google Earth Engine

  • Mohammad Kazemi Garajeh,
  • Giovanni Laneve,
  • Hamid Rezaei,
  • Mostafa Sadeghnejad,
  • Neda Mohamadzadeh and
  • Behnam Salmani
Pollutants2023, 3(2), 255-279;https://doi.org/10.3390/pollutants3020019

22 May 2023

Air pollution (AP) is a significant risk factor for public health, and its impact is becoming increasingly concerning in developing countries where it is causing a growing number of health issues. It is therefore essential to map and monitor AP sourc...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,666 Views
12 Pages
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Influence of Seasons and Tides on the Distribution of Enteric Protozoa on the Shores of the Atlantic Ocean in Kribi (South Region of Cameroon): Health Risks Related to Bathing

  • Paul Alain Nana,
  • Majesté Pahane Mbiada,
  • Siméon Tchakonté,
  • Karine Moche,
  • Rodrigue Steve Mouchili Palena,
  • Moïse Nola and
  • Télesphore Sime-Ngando
Pollutants2023, 3(2), 243-254;https://doi.org/10.3390/pollutants3020018

4 May 2023

Beaches are major sites of microbiological pollution. Assessment of the abundance of resistant forms of enteric protozoa on these recreational waters is important for the prevention and management of health risks. Based on sedimentation and flotation...

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  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,656 Views
11 Pages
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Effects of Ammonia on Juvenile Sunray Surf Clam (Mactra chinensis Philippi) in Laboratory Tests

  • Yuanyuan Dai,
  • Yubo Dong,
  • Feng Yang,
  • Zhongzhi Chen and
  • Jia Jia
Pollutants2023, 3(2), 232-242;https://doi.org/10.3390/pollutants3020017

14 April 2023

The current study aimed to determine the acute and sub-chronic toxicity of ammonia to juvenile surf clams (Mactra chinensis Philippi). Acute toxicity tests were conducted with seven concentrations of ammonium chloride using a 96 h static-renewal appr...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,655 Views
12 Pages
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Effect of Soil Texture, Nanoparticle Size, and Incubation Period on the Dissolution of ZnO Nanoparticles

  • Wajid Umar,
  • Imre Czinkota,
  • Miklós Gulyás,
  • Muhammad Ashar Ayub,
  • András Sebők,
  • Muhammad Yousaf Nadeem and
  • Muhammad Arslan Zulfiqar
Pollutants2023, 3(2), 220-231;https://doi.org/10.3390/pollutants3020016

6 April 2023

Zinc is an essential plant and human nutrient and its primary source is Zn-rich food consumption. The only way to enrich plants with Zn is through the application of Zn fertilizers including various chemical and organic sources of ZnO nanoparticles (...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,846 Views
23 Pages
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Assessment of Air Pollution Levels during Sugarcane Stubble Burning Event in La Feria, South Texas, USA

  • Sai Deepak Pinakana,
  • Edward Robles,
  • Esmeralda Mendez and
  • Amit U. Raysoni
Pollutants2023, 3(2), 197-219;https://doi.org/10.3390/pollutants3020015

24 March 2023

Agricultural stubble burning is the third largest source of air pollution after vehicular and industrial emissions. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and black carbon (BC...

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  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,754 Views
16 Pages
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Mercury Accumulation in Food Crops and Phytoremediation Potential of Wild Plants Thriving in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Areas in Uganda

  • Jamilu E. Ssenku,
  • Betty Naziriwo,
  • Jennifer Kutesakwe,
  • Abubakar Sadik Mustafa,
  • Derrick Kayeera and
  • Emmanuel Tebandeke
Pollutants2023, 3(2), 181-196;https://doi.org/10.3390/pollutants3020014

23 March 2023

Mercury (Hg) has been used for millennia in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) to extract gold from ore as an amalgam that is heated to recover gold. Since there is hardly any sustainable technology that can be used to recover it, the vast...

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